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Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry Volume 63, 1999 - Issue 9
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Selective and Continuous Degradation of Carbazole Contained in Petroleum Oil by Resting Cells of Sphingomonas sp. CDH-7

Kohtaro KIRIMURADepartment of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
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Hiroyuki NAKAGAWADepartment of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
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Kenji TSUJIDepartment of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
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Kazuya MATSUDADepartment of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
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Ryuichiro KURANENational Institute of Bioscience and Human-Technology (NIBH)
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Shoji USAMIDepartment of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Pages 1563-1568 | Received 23 Mar 1999, Accepted 18 May 1999, Published online: 22 May 2014

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